Adequately and Insufficiently

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Adequately adverb - In a satisfactory way.

Usage example: we weren't completely bowled over by the performance, but the band certainly played more than adequately

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Insufficiently is an antonym for adequately in sufficiently topic.

Nearby Words: adequate, adequacy, adequation

Insufficiently adverb - To an insufficient degree.

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Adequately is an antonym for insufficiently.

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